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 FIRST FRIDAY AT AAMP

Tonight  @ 7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. 


$5 Advanced Admission l $7 at the Door


AAMP; 701 ARCH STREET

 




Join us on Friday, May 6th from 7 - 9 p.m., as we host "First Friday at AAMP" which celebrates the recent opening of our three new exhibitions:

  • Derrick Adams: Sanctuary, located in Gallery IV, this exhibit draws its inspiration from the Negro Motorist Green Book. On display now through August 28th.
  • Taking Care: Recent Acquisitions & Conservation, located in Gallery III and displays a series of curated works from our permanent collection focusing on Black conservatorship. On display now through September 10th.
  • Black Citizenship in the Age of Jim Crow, located in the Auditorium, explores the contested efforts toward full citizenship and racial equality for African Americans that transpired in the 50 years after the Civil War. On display now through September 12th.


To complement your experience, we will have networking and a few surprises throughout the night! Hor d'oeuvres and wine services courtesy of Brown's Catering.

This event will be preceded by a Members-only reception from 6 - 7 p.m. If you are interested in becoming a member visit our website at: www.aampmuseum.org/membership 


Come dressed to be photographed for an AAMPmazing night out at the museum!


*First Friday at AAMP is a 21+ event. Proof of vaccination is required for entry. Your cooperation with our new admissions policy helps us reduce person-to-person contact and ensure that we are adhering to capacity limitations. Learn more about how we are keeping you safe and what you can do to help by viewing our Safety Tips online prior to your visit.

 “Flight” With Tatyana Fazlalizadeh

Saturday, May 14th @ 11:00 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. 


Included with General Admissions l Free for AAMP Members!


AAMP; 701 ARCH STREET



Photo Credit: Alex Barber

 



A new series of portrait murals titled “Flight” by renowned artist, Tatyana Fazlalizadeh, will be painted across Philadelphia this Spring. "Flight" explores what it would be like if Black people could fly—flying as liberation, escape, and imagination—and builds on a legacy of Black cultural production in this vein. Each mural will feature Black figures rising off the ground and floating in the air, the largest of which will be painted at 13th and Spruce Streets, high above the streetscape. Paired with each mural will be text excerpts from notable Black writers like Toni Morrison and Octavia Butler that articulate the poetics of flying.

Join us for a public community discussion that includes readings by local poets and writers, a discussion with artists from the project, and an opportunity to share your own work and thoughts about what it could mean to fly. Fazlalizadeh will also be photographing attendees who are interested in becoming potential subjects for some of the murals. Come and be a part of this exciting new project!


This program is co-produced by the African American Museum of Philadelphia in partnership with Mural Arts Philadelphia. Light refreshments will be served.

EXHIBITIONS @ AAMP!


DERRICK ADAMS:
SANCTUARY


ON DISPLAY NOW - AUGUST 28TH



AAMP is pleased to announce the opening of "Derrick Adams: Sanctuary" a new in-person exhibition that features the work of critically acclaimed, multidisciplinary artist, Derrick Adams. The exhibit was originally presented at the Museum of Arts and Design in New York in 2018. Presented with support from PNC Arts Alive and PECO, "Derrick Adams: Sanctuary" will be on display at AAMP from April 7th through August 28th.


"Sanctuary" consists of 50 works of mixed-media collage, assemblage on wood panels, and sculpture presented in an installation designed by the artist that reimagine safe destinations for the black American traveler during the mid-twentieth century. The body of work was inspired by The Negro Motorist Green Book, an annual guidebook for black American road-trippers published by New York postal worker Victor Hugo Green from 1936 to 1967, during the Jim Crow era in America.


Check out the most recent article from The Philadelphia Inquirer about this new and exciting exhibition: African American Museum in Philadelphia opens exhibit inspired by "The Negro Motorist Green Book" (inquirer.com)

 


TAKING CARE: RECENT ACQUISITIONS AND CONSERVATION PROJECTS


ON DISPLAY NOW - SEPTEMBER 10TH



"Taking Care" features works of art accessioned into the AAMP collection since late 2019, including gifts by self-taught artist Purvis Young; archival broadsides, and posters from A Cinema Apart African American film memorabilia from the 1920's through the 1950's from the Beverly and late Larry Richards collection; a suite of lithograph prints by John E. Dowell Jr.; and a sculptural maquette of Nesaika by John Rhoden acquired from the City of Philadelphia. Also featured are newly conserved works (2020-2021), including early 20th century silkscreen prints by William H. Johnson and Martina Johnson Allen’s beloved work, The Seven Crones. Taking Care spotlights these objects as well as the conservation process undertaken by AAMP's University of Delaware graduate summer intern Nylah Byrd, University of Delaware fellows Olav Bjornerud and Elle Friedberg who collectively worked under the ausp of the Conservation staff in the Winterthur Conservation Labs doing this important, scientific work to help AAMP preserve and protect these objects for future generations to study and enjoy.


BLACK CITIZENSHIP IN THE AGE OF JIM CROW


ON DISPLAY NOW - SEPTEMBER 12TH

 



"Black Citizenship in the Age of Jim Crow" explores the struggle for full citizenship and racial equality that unfolded in the 50 years after the Civil War. When slavery ended in 1865, a period of Reconstruction began, leading to such achievements as the Fourteenth and Fifteenth Amendments to the Constitution. By 1868, all persons born in the United States were citizens and equal under the law. But efforts to create an interracial democracy were contested from the start. A harsh backlash ensued, ushering in a half-century of the “separate but equal” age of Jim Crow. 


Marking the 150th anniversary of the ratification of the Fourteenth Amendment, the exhibition is organized chronologically from the end of the Civil War to the end of World War I and highlights the central role played by African Americans in advocating for their rights. It also examines the depth and breadth of opposition to black advancement. Art, artifacts, photographs, and media will help visitors explore these transformative decades in American history and understand their continued relevance today. Curated by the New York Historical Society's Marci Reaven, vice president of history exhibitions, and Lily Wong, assistant curator.

 


DINADA BY GILBERTO WILSON


ON DISPLAY NOW - SEPTEMBER 10TH

 





In partnership with Einstein Medical Center Philadelphia, AAMP will present "Di Nada," an exhibition by local printmaker Gilberto Wilson, in the Community Corridor at Einstein Medical Center Philadelphia.


The new exhibit continues an ongoing collaborative effort between AAMP and Einstein to bring art with connections to Philadelphia to the Community Corridor for the staff, patients, and the community to enjoy. "Di Nada" will be the first exhibit in this space to feature a contemporary artist who lives and works in Philadelphia


The Community Corridor is located in the lobby of the Tower Building on the Einstein Medical Center campus at 5501 Old York Road, Philadelphia, PA 19141. Masks are required in the building.

 

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On Mother’s Day weekend, Saturday, May 7, treat mom to an unforgettable afternoon of fashion history over tea at the Penn Museum. Join Jillian Pirtle, CEO of the Marian Anderson Museum & Historical Society, as she brings the story of civil rights icon and opera singer Marian Anderson to life through her musical legacy and timeless sense of style. Plus, catch a rare glimpse of Anderson’s exquisite wedding gown – on view during the program only. Tickets include tea, light bites, and same-day Museum admission with access to the Stories We Wear exhibition – featuring one of the breathtaking gowns Marian Anderson wore throughout her career.


CLICK HERE to learn more about this program and register today! 

 

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